CenterStage takes on '60s music

Local troupeto performat The Grand

CenterStage Band and Show Choir rehearse Tuesday night at the Grand Theater in downtown Wausau.

The CenterStage Band and Show Choir is stepping back five decades for its current production.

The group of amateur performers formed in 2007. There are about 30 current members who will sing and dance across the stage at The Grand in "Singin' and Swayin', Through the Sixties." The show will highlight 1960s rock 'n' roll, R&B and soul, and movie and Broadway music of the era.

"The energy of it, the variety of the songs that are there, I hope will spark some memories for some people," said director Joel Freiberg.

He took over as director of CenterStage from his father last year when he directed "Let's Go to the Movies."

"I've got the veteran people but also new members who have never done anything like this," Freiberg said.

The two-act show will feature band numbers, solos and chorus numbers. Freiberg said there is some dialogue to discuss the different styles of music from the 1960s.

Dancing, choreographed by Jeff and Missy Kolbeck, will showcase ballroom, tap, modern dance and swing.

"The group is plenty tired by the end," Freiberg said.

There is no admission fee, but tickets are required to attend. They are available at The Grand, Wausau Area IGA, Connexus Credit Union and Peoples State Bank locations or at the door.

Show time is 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday at The Grand on Fourth Street in downtown Wausau.

The group also will hold raffles in the Great Hall. There is a 50/50 cash raffle and other prizes, such as a portable DVD player, a combination media center, Packers package, gift certificates from area restaurants and various gift baskets. Tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or arm's length for $20. There is a $10 per ticket cash raffle with the top prize of $550.

- Carrie Hutton, Wausau Daily Herald

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CenterStage takes on '60s music

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